Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1978 | ||
| First contested | 1978 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 17,979 | ||
| Electors | 13,640 | ||
| Area (km²) | 3,096 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 5.8 | ||
| Census division(s) | Colchester County, Halifax RM | ||
The district was created in 1978 from Colchester, and was called Colchester South until 1993. In 1993, the name was changed to Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley and it gained the Salmon River and Musquodoboit Valley areas from Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley, and Millbrook 27 from Truro-Bible Hill.[1] It includes the southern half of Colchester County (not including the Truro area) plus the Musquodoboit Valley region of the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Geography
The landmass of Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley is 3,096 km2 (1,195 sq mi).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64th | 2021–present | Larry Harrison | Progressive Conservative | |
| 63rd | 2017-2021 | |||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Gary Burrill | New Democratic | |
| 60th | 2006–2009 | Brooke Taylor | Progressive Conservative | |
| 59th | 2003–2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | |||
| 1993 | Ken Streatch | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 55th | 1988-1993 | R. Colin Stewart | ||
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | |||
Election results
1978 general election
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election: Colchester South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | R. Colin Stewart | 3,230 | 56.28% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Ed Lorraine | 2,187 | 38.11% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Chester Rice | 322 | 5.61% | – | ||||
| Total | 5,739 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1981 general election
| 1981 Nova Scotia general election: Colchester South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | R. Colin Stewart | 3,281 | 56.48% | 0.20% | ||||
| Liberal | Laurence Mersereau | 1,683 | 28.97% | -9.14% | ||||
| New Democratic | Chester Rice | 799 | 13.75% | 8.14% | ||||
| Independent | Bob Kirk | 46 | 0.79% | – | ||||
| Total | 5,809 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1984 general election
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election: Colchester South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | R. Colin Stewart | 3,572 | 63.85% | 7.37% | ||||
| Liberal | Fred A. Kennedy | 1,530 | 27.35% | -1.62% | ||||
| New Democratic | Bernard A. Gay | 492 | 8.80% | -4.96% | ||||
| Total | 5,594 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1988 general election
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election: Colchester South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | R. Colin Stewart | 3,855 | 56.11% | -7.75% | ||||
| Liberal | Larry Thomas | 2,462 | 35.83% | 8.48% | ||||
| New Democratic | Julia A. Skipper | 554 | 8.06% | -0.73% | ||||
| Total | 6,871 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1993 general election
| 1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Streatch | 4,221 | 45.74% | -10.37% | ||||
| Liberal | John David Tilley | 3,463 | 37.52% | 1.69% | ||||
| New Democratic | Roger J. Hunka | 1,545 | 16.74% | 8.68% | ||||
| Total | 9,229 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1998 general election
| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brooke Taylor | 5,122 | 59.08% | 13.35% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jim Harpell | 1,960 | 22.61% | 5.87% | ||||
| Liberal | Dick Steeves | 1,587 | 18.31% | -19.22% | ||||
| Total | 8,669 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999 general election
| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brooke Taylor | 5,465 | 67.40% | 8.32% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jim Harpell | 1,591 | 19.62% | -2.99% | ||||
| Liberal | Leo Stacey | 1,052 | 12.97% | -5.33% | ||||
| Total | 8,108 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003 general election
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brooke Taylor | 4,695 | 64.34% | -3.06% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kathryn Belzer | 1,694 | 23.22% | 3.59% | ||||
| Liberal | Joan Barnhill | 908 | 12.44% | -0.53% | ||||
| Total | 7,297 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006 general election
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brooke Taylor | 4,790 | 63.85% | -0.49% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gary Burrill | 1,891 | 25.21% | 1.99% | ||||
| Liberal | Carolyn Matthews | 657 | 8.76% | -3.69% | ||||
| Green | Leona MacLeod | 164 | 2.19% | – | ||||
| Total | 7,502 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2009 general election
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gary Burrill | 3,697 | 47.45% | 22.24% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Streatch | 2,265 | 29.07% | -34.78% | ||||
| Liberal | Willie Versteeg | 1,649 | 21.16% | 12.41% | ||||
| Green | Margaret Whitney | 181 | 2.32% | 0.14% | ||||
| Total | 7,792 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2013 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Larry Harrison | 3,304 | 42.27 | +13.28 | |
| New Democratic Party | Gary Burrill | 2,293 | 29.33 | -18.76 | |
| Liberal | Tom Martin | 2,220 | 28.40 | +7.79 | |
2017 general election
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Larry Harrison | 3,655 | 50.57 | +8.30 | ||||
| Liberal | Matthew Rushton | 1,947 | 26.94 | -1.46 | ||||
| New Democratic | Janet Moulton | 1,625 | 22.49 | -6.84 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,227 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 53 | |||||||
| Turnout | 7,280 | 51.2 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,225 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +4.88 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3][4] | ||||||||
2021 general election
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Larry Harrison | 4,117 | 55.13 | +4.56 | ||||
| Liberal | Rhonda MacLellan | 1,913 | 25.62 | -1.32 | ||||
| New Democratic | Janet Moulton | 1,438 | 19.26 | -3.23 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,468 | 99.60 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 30 | 0.40 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,498 | 52.36 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,321 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +2.94 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5] | ||||||||
References
- Riding History NS Legislature
- "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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